Nestor Cortés Jr.
| Nestor Cortés Jr. | |
|---|---|
Cortés Jr. with the New York Yankees in 2021 | |
| Milwaukee Brewers – No. 65 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 10, 1994 Surgidero de Batabanó, Cuba | |
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| March 31, 2018, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics (through April 3, 2025) | |
| Win–loss record | 34–22 |
| Earned run average | 3.88 |
| Strikeouts | 583 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Nestor Cortés Jr. (born December 10, 1994), nicknamed "Nasty Nestor" and "the Hialeah Kid", is a Cuban-American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Seattle Mariners.
The Yankees selected Cortés in the 36th round of the 2013 MLB draft. Taken by the Orioles in the Rule 5 draft after the 2017 season, he made his MLB debut with them in 2018 before returning to the Yankees. Cortés pitched for the Yankees in 2019 and the Mariners in 2020, rejoining the Yankees in 2021 and establishing himself in their starting rotation. Cortés was an MLB All-Star in 2022.